Last updated: 26/09/2022
Use the tuning parameters on this page to manually add Channel 4 & offshoot services to any satellite receiver in the UK and Ireland tuned to the Astra 28.2°E satellite. (Any system set up for Sky or Freesat is suitable).
How to use this information: Use the different parameters listed below, such as “frequency” and “symbol rate” to tune your receiver. For example “23000” becomes “23.0 Mbaud” on some receivers.
Select one of the categories below to retrieve tuning data
Channel 4 HD channels
🔒 Channels marked with the padlock icon are encrypted and available through Sky only. Irish versions of channels are for Sky Ireland subscribers. All others are free-to-air for all viewers to receive.
Astra 2G, Transponder 68
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 11127 Polarisation: vertical Mode: DVB-S QPSK Symbol Rate: 22000 (22.0 Mbaud) FEC: 5/6
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Channel 4 HD London (21200)
Astra 2E, Transponder 8
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 11856 Polarisation: vertical Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- 🔒 E4 HD (3876)
Astra 2F, Transponder 24
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 12110 Polarisation: horizontal Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- 🔒 Channel 4 HD Republic of Ireland (5250)
Astra 2F, Transponder 24
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 12168 Polarisation: vertical Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Channel 4 HD Midlands (5213)
- Channel 4 HD North (5249)
Astra 2F, Transponder 27
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 12226 Polarisation: horizontal Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Channel 4 HD Northern Ireland (5246)
Astra 2E, Transponder 29
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 12266 Polarisation: horizontal Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- 🔒 More4 HD (3272)
- 🔒 Film4 HD (3634)
Astra 2E, Transponder 34
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 12363 Polarisation: vertical Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Channel 4 HD South (5202)
- Channel 4 HD Scotland (5248)
Channel 4 standard definition channels
🔒 Channels marked with the padlock icon are encrypted and available through Sky only. Irish versions of channels are for Sky Ireland subscribers. All others are free-to-air for all viewers to receive.
Astra 2E, Transponder 41
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 10714 Polarisation: Horizontal Mode: DVB-S QPSK Symbol Rate: 22000 (22 Mbaud) FEC: 5/6
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Channel 4 London (9211)
- Channel 4 South & East (9212) [also for SW England and Wales]
- Channel 4 Midlands (9213)
- Channel 4 North (9214)
- Channel 4 Scotland (9216)
- Film4 UK (9220)
- More4+1 (9230)
- 🔒 More4 Ireland (9231)
- E4 UK (9241)
Astra 2E, Transponder 56
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 10936 Polarisation: Vertical Mode: DVB-S QPSK Symbol Rate: 22000 (23.0 Mbaud) FEC: 5/6
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- E4+1 (8300)
- 🔒 E4 Ireland (8306)
- Channel 4+1 London (8311)
- Channel 4+1 South & East (8312)
- Channel 4+1 North (8314)
- Channel 4+1 Scotland (8316)
- Channel 4 Northern Ireland (8320)
- 🔒 Channel 4 Ireland (8325)
- More4 (8340)
- Film4+1 (8341)
- E4 Extra (8360)
Astra 2G, Transponder 68
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 11127 Polarisation: vertical Mode: DVB-S QPSK Symbol Rate: 22000 (22.0 Mbaud) FEC: 5/6
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- 4seven (21250)
Astra 2G, Transponder 107
Use these parameters:
Frequency: 11265 Polarisation: Horizontal Mode: DVB-S QPSK Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) FEC: 2/3
For these channels/regions (service ID):
- Magic TV (7207)
- The Box (7208)
- 4Music (7209)
- Kiss TV (7211)
- Kerrang! TV (7212)
- 🔒 Film4 Ireland (7213)
Channel 4+1 Not all regionalised versions of C4+1 are available on satellite.